Philo player run onto the field before facing New Lexington in this September 2012 file photo.

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Brian Gadd
Staff Writer

It was the first cash donation in what turned into a wild 40 days for Lincicome and his Electric Turf group, a private committee hoping to raise enough money to install synthetic field turf at Sam Hatfield Stadium this summer.

The group passed one hurdle Thursday night, as the Franklin Local School Board agreed to enter into a contract with Covenant Sports Group for the $500,000 project. ...